Saudi Arabian airports - Ras Mishab Airport

Ras Mishab Airport

Ras Al-Mishab Airport مطار راس المشعاب
IATA: none – ICAO: OERM
Summary
Airport type		Military
Owner		Ministry of Defence and Aviation
Operator		Ministry of Defence and Aviation
Location		Ras Al-Mishab
Elevation AMSL		13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates		28°04′48″N 048°36′39″E / 28.08°N 48.61083°E / 28.08; 48.61083Coordinates: 28°04′48″N 048°36′39″E / 28.08°N 48.61083°E / 28.08; 48.61083
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
16/34	10,995	3,351	Asphalt

Ras Al-Mishab Airport is a small military airfield in the naval complex of Ras Al-Mishab on the Persian Gulf about 200 km north of Dammam in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It occupies an area of around 2.8 km² and is one kilometer away from the shore.

The naval facility was used during the 1990 Gulf war by the US Armed Forces. A Royal Saudi Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed during approach to the airport during the same war.

Facilities

The airfield has one runway, 3,351 meters long and 30 meters wide, with lights and ILS support. Several zones allocated near the runway for aircraft parking.

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General Info
Country	Saudi Arabia
ICAO ID	OERM
Time	UTC+3
Latitude	28.079584 28° 04' 46.50" N
Longitude	48.610973 048° 36' 39.50" E
Elevation	13 feet 4 meters
Magnetic Variation	002° E (01/06)
Operating Agency	MILITARY
Operating Hours	NO OPERATING HOURS LISTED

Communications
CTAF	122.8

Runways
ID	Dimensions	Surface	PCN	ILS
16/34	11058 x 98 feet 3370 x 30 meters	ASPHALT	-	YES

Navaids
Type	ID	Name	Channel	Freq	Distance From Field	Bearing From Navaid
VORTAC	RAS	RAS MISHAB	111X	116.4	At Field	-

Remarks
OPR HOURS	Opr HX.

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